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--- omv:virtualbox [2015/11/11 16:50]
admin [Debian 7 Template]
+++ omv:virtualbox [2015/11/12 17:47] (current)
admin [Debian 7 Template]
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 Access the PhpVirtualBox at **[[http://192.168.1.34/virtualbox/]]**
+In case one needs to modify phpvirualbox configs, edit: //**/usr/share/phpvirtualbox/config.php**// \\
+AT LEAST set $username and $password for security!
 ===== VMs =====
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 PROCEED TO DEBIAN INSTALLATION...
-In case one needs to modify phpvirualbox configs, edit: //**/usr/share/phpvirtualbox/config.php**// \\
+=== Set VM's static IP (vboxnet0) ===
-AT LEAST set $username and $password
-=== Set VB static IP (vboxnet0) ===
+For a general comprehension of **Network Options in VirtualBox** you can read [[http://catlingmindswipe.blogspot.be/2012/06/how-to-virtualbox-networking-part-two.html|this article]] that clears things up a little bit.
 To allow access from our OMV host to our VMs, we'll set a static IP for our template; THIS WILL HAVE TO BE UPDATED FOR EACH CLONE.
-What we experimented with the Oracle RDP Web Control (PhpVirtualBox Console) is that it was NOT POSSIBLE TO SEND the "Ctrl" CHARACTER, nor "esc", through the console, making it impossible to edit files this way. Thus we need another way to access the /etc/network/interfaces file. We'll try to **mount the vdi** on our OMV host as [[http://www.aossama.com/mount-virtualbox-vdi-image-debian/|described here]].
+What we experimented with the Oracle RDP Web Control (PhpVirtualBox Console) is that it was NOT POSSIBLE TO SEND the "Ctrl" CHARACTER, nor "esc", through the console, making it impossible to edit files this way. Thus we need another way to access the /etc/network/interfaces file. We'll try to **mount the vdi** on our OMV host as summarized [[:vbox:resize-vdi#mount_a_vdi_to_the_host_system|summarized here]], [[http://www.aossama.com/mount-virtualbox-vdi-image-debian/|and described here]].
-With the VM **stopped**:
+=== Register our OMV rsa key ===
-<code>
-> apt-get install qemu-utils kpartx
-> modprobe nbd
-> qemu-nbd -c /dev/nbd0 /path/to/file.vdi
-> kpartx -a /dev/nbd0
-> mount /dev/mapper/nbd0p1 /mnt
-</code>
-Now we can access files on the vdi:
+Once the template is running, from the OMV system (the ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub file should already exist):
-<code>
-> nano /mnt/etc/network/interfaces
-ADD:
-# Static private LAN interface
-auto eth1
-iface eth1 inet static
-   address 172.30.30.XXX
-   netmask 255.255.255.0
-   broadcast 172.30.30.255
-   network 172.30.30.0
-</code>
-To UNMOUNT the vdi:
 <code>
-> umount /mnt
+> ssh-copy-id root@172.30.30.2
-> qemu-nbd -d /dev/nbd0
 </code>
-=== Register our OMV rsa key ===
+=== DNS resolution ===
-Once the template is running, from the OMV system (the ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub file should already exist):
+Using the NAT Network seems not to let the guest VM access the host's DNS resolver, we need to modify the guest VM as follow. Note that **vboxmanage must be executed as vbox user**!
 <code>
-> ssh-copy-id root@172.30.30.2
+> su vbox
+> vboxmanage list vm
+> vboxmanage modifyvm "Debian-7.9-Wheezy" --natdnshostresolver1 on
 </code>
-=== Duplicate ===
+=== Clone ===
-We now have a Debian-7.9 template VM that we can duplicate as a base for other Debian 7 VMs:
-From the PhpVirtualBox Web GUI (with the template stopped):
+We now have a Debian-7.9 template VM that we can clone, from the PhpVirtualBox Web GUI (with the template stopped), as a base for other Debian 7 VMs.
+On each clone, one will have to specify the VM's:
+  * vboxnet0 IP: **/etc/network/interfaces**
+  * hostname: **/etc/hosts** + **/etc/hostname**